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This is part of a larger reorganization in which Volvo will close warehouses near Dallas,
Atlanta and Memphis, Tenn., and move much of the capacity to the new warehouse.

Volvo has not selected the site for the new building, but it has narrowed the search to
Arkansas, Mississippi or Tennessee.

Displaced workers from central Ohio will have the opportunity to relocate, Torquato said.

Right now, the Lewis Center building is one of several regional warehouses that ship parts to
Volvo Trucks dealers. After the reorganization, the local building will handle only a small subset
of parts, which will require a much smaller staff.

The company announced the changes to employees on Tuesday.

Delaware County government leaders were caught off guard by the news.

Volvo had looked at moving out of the area in 2008, but there was no recent warning that this
kind of move was coming, said Gus Comstock, the county’s economic-development director.

“We’ll work closely with Volvo as needed to help relocate any employees,” he said.

While he is disappointed to lose the jobs, Comstock said he is pleased that Volvo is providing
more than a year of lead time for the affected families to make plans.

The warehouse has been in that location since the early 1980s. In recent years, the surrounding
area has become much more developed. Volvo managers had expressed concerns about traffic
congestion, but it is not clear whether that had anything to do with this decision, Comstock
said.